Seat pad



may 6 1924. 1,492,651

W. H. ROWLEY SEAT PAD Filed Nov. 28 1921 Patented May 6, 1192.4.

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WILLSON H. ROWLEY, 615 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SEAT PAD.

Application filed November 28, 1921. Serial. 2T0. 51%,219.

having such hinged relation as will provide self contained means for preventing movements of the pads over the seat and back cushions and to hold the two pads in angular disposition relatively whereby the pad for the back cushion will be fixed in substantially upright position.

My improveme ts consist in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter fully, clearly and concisely described, definitely pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is an inverted plan view of a seat pad constructed in accordance with my invention.

i Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the pad in folded position, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional as held and supported by a seat and back cushion.

Referring by numerals to the drawing, 4 and 5 designate the body portions of the pad, which are preferably of substantially square outlines or conformations, as shown, and relatively secured by a flexible element 6, whose length is of a dimension greater than is required for a simple hinging of the two pads.

By preference the pads 4 and 5 are constructed of fabric, such as grass matting as is commonly employed as floor covering and when such material is used if provide marginal bindings, r finishes 7, preferably of textile fabric, such as canvas. secure in place to embrace the margins of the pads as by lines of stitches 8 and 9.

The recited, flexible, element 6, is preferably made of a piece of textile fabric, such as canvas, is secured to the pads 4 and 5 at opposite margins, as by stitches 10, and is elevation of the pad of such a dimension between its secured margins as to afford a or slack portion, 11, which adords means for hingedly connecting the two pads for relative movements, as from the folded positions shown in Fig. 2 to the open positions as shown in Fig. 3, as well as a means which may be employed for securing, or fixing the pads against movement relative the seat and back cushions, 12v and 13, respectively as in Fig. 3, by a simple insertion of the fold or slack 11 between the juxtaposed surfaces of the cushions 12 and 13, which surfaces, by-

friction, hold said fold, or slack, and thereby the pads are secured and held selectively positioned.

By reference to Fig. 3, it will be noted that the securing points, between the ends of the flexible element 6 and the pads e and 5, namely the lines of stitching 10-10 are spaced inwardly from the outer, contour, margins of the pads 4, and5. By this expedient, the pad 5 (back) may be supported upon the pad 4 (seat) the fold or slack inserted between the seat and the pad 5 (back) moved t substantially upright position and maintained in such position by the flexible element 6, without extraneous means.

I claim;

1.- A seat pad, comprising a pair of pad members for the seat and back cushions of the seat, a flexible element secured to the pad members along the adjacent edges thereof and upon the outer faces of said pad members and of sufficient length to afi'ord an extended foldadapted to be tucked between and engaged by the juxtaposed'edges of the seat and back cushions to-hold said pad members in place, the attaching point of the flexible element to the back pad member being spaced from the margin of the pad, whereby the margin of said back pad may be moved over the top of and beyond the margin of the seat pad, to thereby maintain the back pad in upright position.

2. A seat pad, comprising a pair of like or similar pad members for the seat and back cushions of the seat, a flexible element secured to the pad members along the adjacent edges thereof and upon the outer faces thereof when the ads are placed togather, and of suficient ength to afiord an relatively large fold,

and back cushions,

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extended fold adapted be be tucked between and engaged by the juxtaposed edges of the seat and back cushions to hold the pad members in place, the attaching points of the 5 flexible element'to both of said ad members being spaced from the mergm of the pads, whereby the pad members may be reversely' applied to the seat and beck cush ions and the back pad member moved over the top of and beyond the margin of the seat pad member, to thereby malntain and support the back pad member in upright position.

LLSQN H. ROWLEY. 

